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30 January 2012

UK green buildings fund reaches £100mp

building170sq A UK real estate fund has received £100m in total commitments with the aim of delivering low-carbon workplace projects, and is now in the process of securing further investments.

30 January 2012

TeraView nets $5.5m financing from YFM, LCIF

Cambridge, UK-based solar and semiconductor technology specialist TeraView has secured $5.5m of financing from a consortium led by New Hill Management and Full Circle Investments in the US, together with YFM Equity Partners and Turquoise International in the UK and other investors.

28 June 2011

UK to generate strong returns from low carbon investment: Huhne

The UK has the chance of generating a strong return from being a pioneer in the low carbon agenda, according to Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Chris Huhne.

20 June 2011

Osmosis Investment Management, L&G launch environmental fund

Asset manager Osmosis Investment Management has formed a partnership with Legal & General Investments to launch the L&G Global Environmental Enterprises Fund, aimed at profiting from the transition to a lower carbon economy.

24 May 2011

Public is guardian of low carbon policies, say lawyers

Pressure from independent committees and the public is the most powerful leverage society has over the government’s formation of climate change policy, according to an expert panel of legal and government figures.

12 May 2011

Sovereign wealth still views Asia cleantech as too risky

Only a minimal percentage of capital available to sovereign wealth and pension funds is being invested into Asia's low carbon economy, the investment officer of the Asian Development Bank said.

26 April 2011

UK fails to attract levels of low-carbon investment needed

Senior business leaders in the UK are not convinced that the country can attract low-carbon investment at the scale and pace required, according to new findings from the CBI.

8 April 2011

CO2Sense to invest £3m in Yorkshire low carbon

A non-profit business regional development programme funded through the Yorkshire Forward and European Regional Development Fund is to invest £3m in low carbon projects in the north-west UK region.

2 March 2011

UK government turns to low carbon economy amid oil price fears

The hike in oil prices to in excess of $100 per barrel following Middle Eastern unrest has transformed the economics of a low carbon market, according to UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne.

2 March 2011

UK government backs low carbon agricultural advice initiative

UK low carbon service provider Envirolink has launched a government-backed initiative to offer farmers in the north-west UK county Cumbria advice on installing renewable energy technologies and reducing energy usage.

25 February 2011

Scotland invests £1m in low carbon sector apprenticeships

Scotland’s government is to spend up to £1m on 500 modern apprenticeships in the country’s low carbon and energy industries over the next year.

2 February 2011

Banks pivotal to financing Europe’s low carbon transition

As Europe begins to emerge from a global recession blamed on careless lending, which forced many banks to curb spending, a new report by Barclays Capital shows the banking sector will be pivotal in meeting the continent’s emission reduction targets.

6 January 2011

Scotland opens bidding for £10.3m Climate Challenge Fund

Scotland’s £10.3m Climate Challenge Fund has been extended and is now open to applications for its 2011 to 2012 round, the Scottish government announced today.

6 January 2011

Low carbon vehicles exempted from UK congestion charge

Owners of low carbon cars are set to become exempt from the congestion levy that is charged to vehicle users in the central areas of the UK’s capital city of London.

14 December 2010

UK supports electric vehicle favourites

The UK government has given the go-ahead for nine electric and low emission vehicles to be eligible for consumer rebates, giving an undeniable boost to a few lucky manufacturers in the space.

12 November 2010

Sugarcane ethanol plant will help California’s low carbon ambitions

The first major sugarcane ethanol refinery in the US will be built in California’s Imperial Valley to help meet the state’s low carbon fuel standard.

11 November 2010

CA Technologies, Siemens form carbon management partnership

Siemens IT Solutions and Services and CA Technologies have entered a strategic alliance to provide carbon and sustainability management tools that measure and report environmental impact and performance within an organisation.

10 November 2010

EREC criticises Europe’s ‘undefined’ low-carbon strategy

The rhetoric of the European Commission’s Energy 2020 communication that sets out a plan for a single energy market across Europe has been criticised by the European Renewable Energy Council as being ‘undefined’.

20 October 2010

Scotland invests in low carbon training for business, agricultural sector

The Scottish government has this week announced further investment in training to support a low carbon economy and has launched a £400,000 software package to help farmers ‘go green’ and save money.

18 December 2009

Calpine Corporation secures extension of letter of credit facility

NYSE-listed power company Calpine Corporation has closed an extension of a $150m letter of credit facility by its subsidiary Calpine Development Holdings.

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